Q: What the Heck is Dry Conditioner?

Dry conditioner is the latest counterpart to dry shampoo. Here's why you need it in your beauty regimen.

A: If dry shampoo is the Batman of hair products, then dry conditioner is its Robin. Sure, dry shampoo can function on its own, but it's a hell of a lot more effective when its partner in crime, dry conditioner, comes into the mix.

"Dry shampoo, as we know, acts as a T-zone mattifier on your scalp, soaking up any excess oil come day two or three, leaving you with more volume and lift," says Natasha Sunshine, owner of Byuti Salon in Brentwood, CA, and color ambassador for Pureology. "But what dry conditioner — a weightless aerosol hydrating formula that contains small conditioning molecules — does is swoop in and help freshen up your hair from midshaft to ends, making that part of your hair look and feel fluffy and hydrated before you wash it again."

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So, who can use it? "It's for the girl who has fine, medium, or thick hair whose ends tend to look a little dry after 24 hours, and wants them to look healthier instantly," Sunshine says. "But for those who have a coarser texture or curly hair, this might not be the product for you. If that's the case, you'll want to go for a heavier formula, like a serum or oil to help tame and hydrate from your midshaft to ends." Try Devachan DevaCurl Mirror Curls Serum or Moroccan Oil.

To apply dry conditioner, Sunshine says to first focus your dry shampoo on your roots and brush it through for an even application. Then, take the dry conditioner and concentrate spraying it from the midshaft (aka four inches from your roots) all the way down to your ends. Again, brushing it through. Easy, breezy, right?